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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Movement: The Model 1870: Earliest Advertisements and Initial Production

Earliest Crescent Street Advertisement (Robbins & Appleton), The Watchmaker and Jeweler, December 1869 Despite the flagship "Crescent Street" watch eventually being classified as the "Model 1870," advertisements for the new railroad watch began to appear in late 1869. The earliest known advertisement for the Model 1870 Crescent Street appeared in the December 1869 issue of The Watchmaker and Jeweler (Volume 1, No. 4, Page 70). The advertisement was published by the firm of Robbins & Appleton, the sales agent for the American Watch Company at the time... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 2 weeks ago


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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Movement: The Model 1870

In 1869, Charles Vander Woerd designed the 18-Size movement that would eventually be known as the "Model 1870" from the "Nashua Department" at the American Watch Company in Waltham. The first movements were keyset from the back, a unique feature for an American full-plate movement. When the watch was introduced in March 1870, it represented the finest full-plate movement ever delivered from the Waltham factory. Advertisements boasted of the new regulator, ratchet click, patent safety pinion, and dust ring... Continue Reading

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The Waltham "Crescent Street" Watch: What's in a Name?

The American Watch Company debuted the first "Crescent Street" movement in March 1870 as a watch designed for railway service and advertised as the "American Railroad Watch." The "Crescent Street" represented the grand ambitions of the watch company, aiming to dominate the growing need for precise railroad watches. Advertisement Promoting the New "American Watch Co. Crescent St." Railroad WatchThe Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, June 1870 When the company attempted to find a name for the new railroad watch, inspiration was found just beyond the front door. The factory of the American Watch Company in Waltham was located on Crescent Street, aptly named for the moon-shaped curve directed by the banks of the Charles River... Continue Reading

by Nathan Moore, 4 weeks ago



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Serial No.: #802166
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:I.W.C.
Size:18s
Model:2
Jewels:7j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1888
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Manufacturer:Manhattan Watch Co.
Grade:
Size:18s
Model:
Jewels:11j
Setting:Key
Finish:Gilt
Est. Date:1883-1891
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Serial No.: #30499317
Manufacturer:Waltham
Grade:No. 221
Size:12s
Model:1924 Col.b
Jewels:21j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:April 1940
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Serial No.: #3610477
Manufacturer:Illinois
Grade:Sangamo Special
Size:16s
Model:10
Jewels:23j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1920
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Serial No.: #795674
Manufacturer:South Bend
Grade:411
Size:12s
Model:1
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Gold Flashed
Est. Date:1913
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Serial No.: #416128
Manufacturer:South Bend
Grade:331
Size:18s
Model:1
Jewels:15j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1905
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Serial No.: #275274
Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:Hayden W. Wheeler
Size:16s
Model:7
Jewels:21j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1904
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Manufacturer:U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass)
Grade:The President
Size:18s
Model:1888h
Jewels:17j
Setting:Lever
Finish:Two-Tone
Est. Date:1894
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Manufacturer:Hamilton
Grade:974
Size:16s
Model:1
Jewels:17j
Setting:Pendant
Finish:Nickel
Est. Date:1898
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